Press



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SHELBY J. LOVE, OF THORNDYKE, WEST VIRGINIA.

PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 233,941, dated November2, 1880. Application filed May 21, 1880. (Model) To all whom it may,concern Be it known that I, SHELBY J. LOVE, a citizen of the UnitedStates. and resident of Thorndyke, in the county of Oabell and State ofWest Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inPresses; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in presses for expressing sucharticles as lard, oil, or other products; and it consists in therecessed walls A A and bottom of the receptacle B, in connection withoutlet-aperture a in the mortiscsd), perforated interior casing, G,screw-standard D, having tenonsc c, and screw-plunger d, and in thecombination and arrangement of the parts, as hereinafter more fullydescribed.

In the drawings, Figures 1 is an elevation of my improvement. Fig. 2 isa sectional elevation thereof, and Fig. 3 is a similar view of thereceptacle.

A represents the walls of the press, which are adapted as to size forreception of the interior casing, .0. 7 These walls, composing, with thebottom B, the main receptacle of the press. have rigidly secured theretoat their opposite sides the mortises b b.

The bottom of the press is provided with the aperture a, which slopeswith downward inclination from its center outward, to facilitate theeasy outflow of the expressed product. The walls and bottom of thisreceptacle are checkered over with the points 6 0, whereby intermediaterecesses are formed for reception of the article expressed, which iscaused to flow, being forced into the outletaperture a, and from thencedirectly from the press or into a similar spout attached thereto. Thewalls are also provided with the recesses f f for reception of thehandles g g.

0 marks the interior perforated casing. It is constructed of metal orother suitable material, which snugly fits the main receptacle, and isprovided with the ring-handles g g at its upper opposite sides.

The screw-standard D has located at a point exactly intermediate betweenits vertical clamps h h, and in the center of its horizontalsupporting-bridge i, the screw d, with plunger d and wheel E, and it hasrigidly secured to its vertical clamps the tenons c c.

To the end of the screw d which is located in the female screw of thebridge is loosely secured the plunger d, which is conformed as to sizeto the interior dimensions of the easing 0, which casing it looselyfits. The screw projects through the plunger, and its unthreaded endrotates freely therein, and it is secured by the washer m, in connectionwith the horizontal pin n.

The tenons c c are designed, in connection with the mortises b b, as themeans of securing the screw-standard to the walls of the receptacle B.

In practice the casing is inserted in the receptacle B, and into theformer is placed the article to be expressed. The screw or itsequivalent mechanical expedient is then rotated, and as the plunger 01descends the lard or other product is forced out of the aperture a.

I am aware that presses have been employed for extracting oil,tallow,&c., as shown in the patent of A. Randall, reissued Jul y 22, 1862, No.1,324; but his press is dissimilar to that shown in my inventionand themachinery he employs is complex.

My press can be constructed at little cost. It is especially designed,being light, portable, simple in construction and operation, and byreason of the facility with which the residuum of the article expressedcan be removed, as a greatly-needed utensil for farmers domestic use.

What I claim is- The combination of the receptacle B, having mortises bb, screw-standard D, with tenons c a, screw d, and plunger d,substantially as shown, and for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

SHELBY J. LOVE.

Witnesses L. E. BLACK, W. 0. BLACK.

